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I have dropped in my keyword rankings from page 3 for Chandler Real Estate to page 8, from page 5 of Phoenix real estate to page 10 or so.

I had been making progress before this though it seemed stalled out. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for any insights!

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A sharp, simultaneous fall for local queries (the thread OP reports Chandler and Phoenix real estate slipping several pages) is usually caused by a small set of diagnosable issues rather than a single “mystery” factor. Several replies already point to links and on‑page edits (, ); the advice below complements those points with a technical-first triage and a short, practical recovery path.

Quick triage (first 48 hours):

  • Check Google Search Console for Manual Actions, messages, and the URL Inspection results for affected pages (blocked, noindex, last crawl).
  • Verify robots.txt, server response codes and that affected URLs return 200 (not accidental 301/404/5xx).
  • Pull server logs or hosting uptime history for recent downtime or crawl errors.
  • Use a site: query and cached view to confirm indexed copies and last crawl date.
  • Inspect analytics to identify whether the drop is sitewide or limited to a few landing pages and which queries lost clicks.
  • Compare current SERP for those queries — new features, scraped pages, or a high-authority entrant can push results down even without a site problem.

If technical checks are clean, escalate to forensic investigation:

  • Export referring domains and look for sudden losses or a spike in low‑quality links; only consider a disavow after confirming a manual action or clear spam signals.
  • Check for unintended canonical/noindex tags from recent CMS edits or template changes (revision history is often the quickest fix).
  • Look for thin or duplicated content and instances where scrapers may outrank the original; take steps to canonicalize or reclaim content.

Prioritize fixes that remove technical blocks first, then improve the relevance and internal linking of affected pages. Avoid reactive mass link building or aggressive anchor-text campaigns — document every change, monitor Search Console and analytics weekly, and allow several index cycles for recovery. This complements the link/content points raised earlier while adding a structured, technical-first path to diagnosis and recovery.

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Member Avatar for Dani

Did you make any changes recently? Were you building backlinks and then recently that slowed?

Member Avatar for mrandrei

Google ranking really fluctuates. It's a natural thing. Competition is tough in Google. You need to continue building quality links, that's what you must do.

Member Avatar for Dani

Yeap :)

Member Avatar for bobchrist

I agree with mrandrei, I would also suggest to optimize your site for local search engine.

Member Avatar for boythebad

You try to maintain your site's PR by building more backlinks and try to exchange links with others. It's a good way to increase your chance that your site's PR will go high.

Member Avatar for ArvindSharma

There may be following reasons for the dropping in the ranking

1. you may change any thing in the onpage.(like title , alt or header tags)

2. you are doing extreme off page.. (like blog comments, forum posting)

3. you are linking to bad sites.

4. your previous back link are removed by your partner.

Member Avatar for jrafique

Backlinks and Contents are the major factor in this regard. You must spend atleatst 1 hour daily on backlinks for a new site.

Member Avatar for shniager

I think this guy is posting stupid posts to collect more backlinks from this website. You'd rather help to solve real issues.

Member Avatar for bethennyengland

create more quality links for your site and better seo your site. what is it you are doing to generate traffic? Have you tried different and unique titles for your web page, or creating better content, or getting your link out there? change your focus to get great back links; it might be a lot of work but you'll get there.

Member Avatar for iambored

Backlinks and Contents are the major factor in this regard. You must spend atleatst 1 hour daily on backlinks for a new site.

Yes I am Totally agree with jrafique.. Backlinks & content are essential part .. so spend more time on onpage Work of Your website as well as off page..Check META tags also & update website atleast weekly

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